Football Preview: St. Clair County Fighting Saints vs. Springville Tigers
St. Clair County has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Springville Tigers at 7:00 p.m. St. Clair County will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.
Last Thursday, St. Clair County ended up a good deal behind Leeds and lost 56-42. The Fighting Saints haven't had much luck with the Greenwave recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Landyn Smith and Conner Nelson. Nelson had a great game and rushed for 221 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.5 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Smith was balling out in the loss, throwing for 427 yards and five touchdowns, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground.
Meanwhile, a win for Springville just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They had to suffer through a 44-14 loss at the hands of Jacksonville. The Tigers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 27-7.
St. Clair County's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Springville, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.
St. Clair County was dealt a bruising 42-13 loss at the hands of Springville in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Thankfully for St. Clair County, Mahlon Alverson (who rushed for 211 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry, and also picked up 30 receiving yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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